Meeker Elementary School

Meeker Elementary School students completed a full evacuation drill today where we practiced walking all the way to the reunification site listed in our district's Emergency Operations Plan. The reunification site is the green 4-H building at the Rio Blanco County Fairgrounds. Students and staff did an outstanding job practicing our evacuation protocols!

Please click on the link below for information regarding the Meeker Elementary School spring Book Fair, Fundraiser, Art Show and Title 1 meeting! https://drive.google.com/file/d/1trZ4LXYNWp2D3wJLqz0qtgrEKUX7yI-Q/view?usp=share_link

Meeker School District RE-1 is currently advertising for the following teacher vacancies: HS Science, MS/HS Band, ES Special Education, and four (4) ES Classroom Teachers. Community members interested in teaching and currently possess a bachelor's or higher degree can earn a teaching endorsement through an alternative licensure program. Please click on the link below for additional information: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1MOMal5T0tMj3_UISOj6PUI7793pe3Jmv/view?usp=share_link

Please click on the link below for information regarding a false anonymous threat received by the Meeker School District: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1kmYVkYGxxif7h61US1X09jyT9hvKwxvy/view?usp=share_link

Third through fifth grade parents, please click on the link below to review information regarding our annual CMAS testing. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1o0BFS4o6VjK627qiLWailp_5NGmgwH-C/view?usp=share_link

Meeker School District RE-1 is seeking qualified candidates to fill the Meeker Elementary School Principal vacancy for the 2023-2024 school year. Please click on the link below for additional details contained in the vacancy notice: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1qF-OgIIXtrDIR6ft_3xH7XOl36-keb8Z/view?usp=share_link

​School has been cancelled today, January 18, for the Meeker School District. Heavy snow, wind, and road conditions have created unsafe travel conditions throughout the county.

Kindergarten Families - Please click on the link below for a reminder and RSVP form regarding our kindergarten family connection day on Monday, January 23! https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ZtcO5W0rBh-V0nC_7qgLykswtZKDRVQY/view?usp=share_link

Meeker Elementary School recently finished a reading competition for Kindergarten through 5th Grade. The three students in each grade who read the most minutes received $75, $50, and $25 in Chamber Bucks for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place, respectively. Grade level winners are as follows. Kindergarten: William Edinger, Kimber Richardson, and Whitney Carroll. 1st Grade: Jamison Piper (not pictured), Lilly Herndon, and Dante Mendoza. 2nd Grade: Eden Stagg, Fletcher Chinn, and Adrian Baumgart. 3rd Grade: Fell Borchard, Cooper Braaten, and Sylas Muir. 4th Grade: Miles Etchart, Ellianne Stagg, and Dish Arnold. 5th Grade: Graysie Coryell, Cora Lewis, and Ollie Thomson. The competition was organized by MHS junior Ainsley Selle who would like to thank Lee Overton and Overton Recycling for providing funding necessary to purchase all of the prizes. Many thanks to the elementary classroom teachers as well for their support with this competition!

Parents - Please remind your student to bring their December reading log for our reading competition to their teacher before the end of the day on Thursday, January 5. Winners and prizes will be shared with students next week by MHS junior Ainsley Selle who developed this competition. Ainsley would like to thank Lee Overton and Overton Recycling for donating funds to cover the cost of the prizes!

We are glad to have students back at Meeker Elementary Students! As we start the second semester, we are reminding parents about cell phone expectations at our school. Please see the letter below for details. Thank you! https://drive.google.com/file/d/1aLdOwnFL0eNlgDK-lJborsEextWbINfB/view?usp=share_link

Please click below to see the annual preschool hayride route. The Meeker Elementary School Preschool will be spreading holiday joy in the morning and afternoon today! https://drive.google.com/file/d/1iyH1lOzbytd1kmnxFOeZt9YuYz8hK1OR/view?usp=share_link

Meeker Elementary School Families, On Tuesday December 6 at 2:00 PM, we will practice the "Lockdown" directive outlined in our MSD Emergency Operations plan. In a "Lockdown" situation, there is a threat or hazard inside the school building. During a "Lockdown," classrooms are locked, lights are turned off, and staff/students get out of sight. Teachers are reviewing the specifics of what the drill will look like in their classrooms in the coming days. Meeker Police will be invited to be on sight as we practice this drill as well. While we sincerely hope we never have to utilize the "Lockdown" directive in the MSD Emergency Operations plan, we also know that it is essential for us to practice this drill to help ensure the safety of our students in an emergency situation. Please feel free to contact superintendent/interim elementary principal Chris Selle at chris.selle@meeker.k12.co.us or 970-878-9050 x102 if you have any questions or concerns.

Please click on the link below for information regarding the criteria used to determine when recess at Meeker Elementary School will be moved indoors. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1TkWV_YLRlmeRtqstw1QtwU1ZrM108bIX/view?usp=share_link

Please see the note below reminding families of the student developed reading competition at Meeker Elementary School. ___________________________ Dear Parents, On November 1st (this Tuesday), we begin our reading competition, and I’m so excited! Once again, this is a competition per each grade level. Whoever reads the most minutes will get $75 Chamber Bucks. Second place will get $50 and third place will get $25. I wanted to send out this reminder, and I hope you will encourage your child to participate. I love reading and cannot stress enough how important it is to read when you’re young. This will be a great opportunity to allow your child to get very entranced in the world of books. If you have any questions, feel free to email me at 24ainsley.selle@meeker.k12.co.us. Thank you! Ainsley Selle

Meeker Elementary School Parents, Through the first 10 weeks of the school year students have been involved in accidents during play on the rings or monkey bars at our playground that have resulted in four broken arms and one concussion. To increase the safety of our students, we have added fall protection material and have instituted new playground rules. The new rules can be viewed by clicking on the link below. Please visit with your student about these rules and contact the school if you have questions. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1aS9Jl1CcLXE3-xMIiycr9Ux0Wkg5uPzX/view?usp=sharing

Meeker Elementary Students will be allowed to wear costumes to school on October 31, 2022, if they would like to do so. We ask that students plan to wear their costume the entire day so that class time is not utilized to change into costumes. Please refrain from bringing items that may cause a distraction such as masks, props, face paint, etc... There will not be a parade of students throughout the school this year. Classroom teachers may also implement additional guidelines that will help ensure our focus remains on student learning on October 31. Please contact the school with any questions.

MES Parents - Please click on the link below for information on a reading competition for elementary students that has been developed by one of our Meeker High School students. Your children were presented information today regarding this opportunity! https://drive.google.com/file/d/1MWe6aXeAV7yAI_7LIxGN_fEiZja-eKaO/view?usp=sharing

Meeker School District Community: Please click on the video link below that provides factual information regarding the Meeker School District's social/emotional learning curriculum. Please feel free to share this factual information as you see fit. Thank you! https://www.loom.com/share/850a699a184047f59e6ee42d45466586

Elementary Families: Thank you for a great first seven days of the 22-23 school year! Thank you also for your patience and compliance with our student drop off and pick up procedures that are intended to keep all of our students safe. Please remember that the upper loop is only for school buses and preschool drop off / pick up. Kindergarten through fifth grade students should be dropped off and picked up in the lower loop. Thank you for your cooperation!